The American Nation - Colonization to Reconstruction*****************
Quarter 4 - Week 9 May 28 - June 1, 2018
Monday, 5/28
Tuesday, 5/29
Wednesday, 5/30
Thursday, 5/31
Friday, June 1, 2018
Quarter 4 - Week 8 May 21 - 25, 2018
Monday, 5/21
Tuesday, 5/22
Wednesday, 5/23
Thursday, 5/24
Friday, 5/25
Quarter 4 - Week 7 May 14 - 18, 2018
Monday, 5/14
Tuesday, 5/15
Wednesday, 5/16
Thursday, 5/17
Friday, 5/18
Quarter 4 - Week 6 May 7 - 11, 2018
Monday, 5/7
Tuesday, 5/8
Wednesday, 5/9
Thursday, 5/10
Friday, 5/11
Quarter 4 - Week 5 April 30 - May 4, 2018
Monday, 4/30
Tuesday, 5/1
Wednesday, 5/2
Thursday, 5/3
Friday, 5/4
Quarter 4 - Week 4 April 23 -27, 2018
Monday, 4/23
Tuesday, 4/24
Wednesday, 4/25
Thursday, 4/26
Friday, 4/27
Quarter 4 - Week 3 April 16 - 20, 2018
Monday, 4/16
Tuesday, 4/17
Wednesday, 4/18
Thursday, 4/19
Friday, 4/20
Quarter 4 - Week 2 April 9 - 13, 2018
Monday, 4/9
Tuesday, 4/10
Wednesday, 4/11
Thursday, 4/12
Friday, 4/13
Quarter 4 - Week 1 April 2-6, 2018
This is the first week of the 4th marking period.
Monday, 4/2
Tuesday, 4/3
Wednesday, 4/4
Thursday, 4/5
Friday, 4/6
Quarter 3 - Week 9 March 19 - 23, 2018
This is the last week of the 3rd marking period.
Monday, 3/19
Tuesday, 3/20
Wednesday, 3/21
Thursday, 3/22
Friday, 3/23
Quarter 3 - Week 8 March 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 3/12
Tuesday, 3/13
Wednesday, 3/14
Thursday, 3/15
Friday, 3/16
Quarter 3 - Week 7 March 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 3/5
Tuesday, 3/6
Wednesday, 3/7
Thursday, 3/8
Friday, 3/9
Quarter 3 - Week 6 February 26 - March 2, 2018
Monday, 2/26
Tuesday, 2/27
Wednesday, 2/28
Thursday, 3/1
Friday, 3/2
Quarter 3 - Week 5 February 19 - 23, 2018
Monday, 2/19
Tuesday, 2/20
Wednesday, 2/21
Thursday, 2/22
Friday, 2/23
Quarter 3 - Week 4 February 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 2/12
Tuesday, 2/13
Wednesday, 2/14
Thursday, 2/15
Friday, 2/16
Quarter 3 - Week 4 February 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 2/12
Tuesday, 2/13
Wednesday, 2/14
Thursday, 2/15
Friday, 2/16
Quarter 3 - Week 3 February 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 2/5
Tuesday, 2/6
Wednesday, 2/7
Thursday, 2/8
Friday, 2/9
Quarter 3 - Week 2 January 29 - February 2, 2018
Monday, 1/29
Tuesday, 1/30
Wednesday, 1/31
Thursday, 2/1
Friday, 2/2
Quarter 3 - Week 1 January 22 - 26, 2018
First week of the 3rd quarter and the 2nd semester
Monday, 1/22
Tuesday, 1/23
Wednesday, 1/24
Thursday, 1/25
Friday, 1/26
Quarter 2 - Week 10 January 15 - 19, 2018
EXAM week
Monday, 1/15
Tuesday, 1/16
Wednesday, 1/17
Thursday, 1/18
Friday, 1/19
Quarter 2 - Week 9 January 8-12, 2018
Monday, 1/8
Tuesday, 1/9
Wednesday, 1/10
Thursday, 1/11
Friday, 1/12
Quarter 2 - Week 8 January 1-5, 2018
Monday, 1/1
Tuesday, 1/2
Wednesday, 1/3
Thursday, 1/4
Friday, 1/5
Quarter 2 - Week 7 December 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 12/18
Tuesday, 12/19
Wednesday, 12/20
Thursday, 12/21
Friday, 12/22
Quarter 2 - Week 6 December 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 12/11
Tuesday, 12/12
Wednesday, 12/13
Thursday, 12/14
Friday, 12/15
Quarter 2 - Week 5 December 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 12/4
Tuesday, 12/5
Wednesday, 12/6
Thursday, 12/7
Friday, 12/8
Monday, 11/27
Tuesday, 11/28
Wednesday, 11/29
Thursday, 11/30
Friday, 12/1
Quarter 2 - Week 3 November 21-25, 2017
Monday, 11/21
Tuesday, 11/22
Wednesday, 11/23
Thursday, 11/24
Friday, 11/25
Quarter 2 - Week 2 November 13-15, 2017
Monday, 11/13
Tuesday, 11/14
Wednesday, 11/15
Thursday, 11/16
Friday, 11/17
Quarter 2 - Week 1 November 6 - 10, 2017
The 2nd marking period begins today.
Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday, 11/9/17, from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, 11/6
Tuesday, 11/7
Wednesday, 11/8
Thursday, 11/9 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Parent/Teacher conferences are today.
Friday, 11/10 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Teacher In-Service
Quarter 1 - Week 9 October 30 - November 3, 2017
This is the last week of the first marking period.
Monday, 10/30
Tuesday, 10/31
Wednesday, 11/1
Thursday, 11/2
Friday, 11/3
Quarter 1 - Week 8 October 23-27, 2017
Monday, 10/23
Tuesday, 10/24
Wednesday, 10/25
Thursday, 10/26
Friday, 10/27
SLO Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing.
Quarter 1 - Week 7 October 16-20, 2017
Monday, 10/16
Tuesday, 10/17
Wednesday, 10/18
Thursday, 10/19
Friday, 10/20
Monday, 10/9
Tuesday, 10/10
Wednesday, 10/11
Thursday, 10/12
Friday, 10/13
Quarter 1 - Week 5 October 2-6, 2017
Monday, 10/2
Tuesday, 10/3
Wednesday, 10/4
Thursday, 10/5
Friday, 10/6
Quarter 1 - Week 4 September 25 - 29, 2017
Monday, 9/25
Tuesday, 9/26
Wednesday, 9/27
Thursday, 9/28
Friday, 9/29
Quarter 1 - Week 3 September 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 9/18
Tuesday, 9/19
Wednesday, 9/20
Thursday, 9/21
Friday, 9/22
Quarter 1 - Week 2 September 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 9/11
Tuesday, 9/12
Wednesday, 9/13
Thursday, 9/14
Friday, 9/15
Quarter 1 - Week 1 September 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 9/4 No School/Labor Day
Tuesday, 9/5
Wednesday, 9/6
Thursday, 9/7
Friday, 9/8
Monday, 5/28
- SLO Memorial Day - no school
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 5/29
- SLO Civil Rights plays
- Lesson Work in your groups to practice/prepare to present your play
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 5/30
- SLO Same as Tuesday
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 5/31
- SLO Share your Civil Rights play/performance
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, June 1, 2018
- SLO Exam review
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 4 - Week 8 May 21 - 25, 2018
Monday, 5/21
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Chapter 17 test
- Assignment: Biography supplement - Susan LaFlesche
Tuesday, 5/22
- SLO Final activities
- Lesson Assign groups - read your play for tomorrow
- Assignment Read your play
Wednesday, 5/23
- SLO Civil Rights plays
- Lesson Work in your groups.
- Assignment
Thursday, 5/24
- SLO
- Civil Rights plays
- Lesson Work in groups to prepare to present your Civil Rights play/presentation
- Assignment None
Friday, 5/25
- SLO Jeffers Class Day - honoring the seniors - begins at 9:00 a.m.
- Lesson Students are dismissed at 11:30 for the rest of the day.
- Assignment JHS Class of 2018 graduation ceremony tonight at 7:00 p.m.
Quarter 4 - Week 7 May 14 - 18, 2018
Monday, 5/14
- SLO Reconstruction Using evidence, develop an argument regarding the character and consequences of Reconstruction.
8 – U5.3.1 Describe the different positions concerning the reconstruction of Southern society and the nation, including the positions of President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, Republicans, and African Americans.
8 – U5.3.2 Describe the early responses to the end of the Civil War by describing the • policies of the Freedmen’s Bureau (E2.2) • restrictions placed on the rights and opportunities of freedmen, including racial segregation and Black Codes (C2, C5)
8 – U5.3.3 Describe the new role of African Americans in local, state and federal government in the years after the Civil War and the resistance of Southern whites to this change, including the Ku Klux Klan. (C2, C5) (National Geography Standard 10, p. 162)
8 – U5.3.4 Analyze the intent and the effect of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
8 – U5.3.5 Explain the decision to remove Union troops in 1877 and describe its impact on Americans - Lesson Chapter 17, the Reconstruction Era, begin discussing section 1, early plans for Reconstruction
- Assignment: None
Tuesday, 5/15
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Begin section 2
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 5/16
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Finish section 2 discussion; then read Connection to Civics page 489
- Assignment Do the Activity on page 489-use color-be creative
- NOTE: You will share your activity with the class on Thursday.
Thursday, 5/17
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 5/18
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 4 - Week 6 May 7 - 11, 2018
Monday, 5/7
- SLO U5.2 Civil War Evaluate the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War. 8 – U5.2.1 Explain the reasons (political, economic, and social) why Southern states seceded and explain the differences in the timing of secession in the Upper and Lower South. (C3, E1.2) (National Geography Standard 6, p. 154)
8 – U5.2.2 Make an argument to explain the reasons why the North won the Civil War by considering the • critical events and battles in the war • the political and military leadership of the North and South • the respective advantages and disadvantages, including geographic, demographic, economic and technological (E1.4) (National Geography Standard 15, p. 173)
8 – U5.2.3 Examine Abraham Lincoln’s presidency with respect to • his military and political leadership • the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the Emancipation Proclamation) • and the role of his significant writings and speeches, including the Gettysburg Address and its relationship to the Declaration of Independence (C2)
8 – U5.2.4 Describe the role of African Americans in the war, including black soldiers and regiments, and the increased resistance of enslaved peoples.
8 – U5.2.5 Construct generalizations about how the war affected combatants, civilians (including the role of women), the physical environment, and the future of warfare, including technological developments. (National Geography Standard 14, p. 171 - Lesson Chapter 16, section 4 (and 5?)
- Assignment: Connections: School song worksheet/due Tuesday
Tuesday, 5/8
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Chapter 16, section 5: Begin documentaries on the Civil War
- Assignment Your chapter 16 test will be after we watch 2 documentaries
Wednesday, 5/9
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Continue documentaries
- Assignment Be prepared for your chapter 16 test
Thursday, 5/10
- SLO Community service/see English
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 5/11
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Civil War test chapter 16 today
- Assignment
Quarter 4 - Week 5 April 30 - May 4, 2018
Monday, 4/30
- SLO The Road to Civil War continues: Double SS lesson today
- Lesson Chapter 15, sections 4 and 5; read, take notes, discuss
- Assignment: Chapter 15 test Tuesday
Tuesday, 5/1
- SLO The Road to Civil War
- Lesson Chapter 15 test; then, do the supplement for homework "Clara Barton"
- Assignment Worksheet due by the end of the hour (if possible) or Wednesday
- NOTE: Students who have not aced the states test for the June exam can take it today after the chapter 15 test.
Wednesday, 5/2
- SLO Double English today.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 5/3
- SLO Torn by War (the Civil War)
- Lesson Chapter 16, sections 1 and 2
- Assignment Read chapter and do notes/study guide on your own (or not)
Friday, 5/4
- SLO Torn by War
- Lesson Chapter 16, sections 3 and 4
- Assignment Test on chapter 16 early next week
Quarter 4 - Week 4 April 23 -27, 2018
Monday, 4/23
- SLO Double English lesson today.
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 4/24
- SLO The Coming of Civil War - chapter 15
- Lesson Finish discussing and taking notes on the key terms from section 1
- Assignment Begin section 2
Wednesday, 4/25
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Finish discussing and taking notes on section 2; feedback from homework
- Assignment None
Thursday, 4/26
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Continue chapter 15, section 3, Bloody Kansas, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision
- Assignment None
Friday, 4/27
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 4 - Week 3 April 16 - 20, 2018
Monday, 4/16
- SLO Snow Day #5
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 4/17
- SLO M-Step
- Lesson Students will take the SS8 M-Step during 6th and 7th hours.
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 4/18
- SLO See last week's standards...The Road to Civil War
- Lesson Begin reading chapter 15 together and take notes.
- Assignment None, but feel free to read the chapter on your own, too.
Thursday, 4/19
- SLO
- Lesson Watch documentaries on the U.S. Presidents (Monroe to Buchanen)
- Assignment
Friday, 4/20
- SLO Half day for teacher in-service. Students will be dismissed at noon (no lunch). Periods 1-4 will run today.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 4 - Week 2 April 9 - 13, 2018
Monday, 4/9
- SLO See last week's standards.
- Lesson Finish chapter 14, section 4, other reforms. Do the skill (using the DDS and card catalog)
- Assignment: Chapter 14 test on Wednesday
Tuesday, 4/10
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Finish skill; supplemental worksheet for a grade; review
- Assignment Chapter 14 test on Wednesday
Wednesday, 4/11
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Chapter 14 test: T and G/discuss
- Assignment Using the DDS and card catalog worksheet/due tomorrw
Thursday, 4/12
- SLO Double English today.
- Lesson Finish scenes 4 and 5 today.
- Assignment Final English test tomorrow during 1st hour.
Friday, 4/13
- SLO U5.1 The Coming of the Civil War Analyze and evaluate the early attempts to abolish or contain slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
8 – U5.1.1 Explain the differences in the lives of free blacks (including those who escaped from slavery) with the lives of free whites and enslaved peoples. (C2)
8 – U5.1.2 Describe the role of the Northwest Ordinance and its effect on the banning of slavery (e.g., the establishment of Michigan as a free state). (National Geography Standard 12, p. 167)
8 – U5.1.3 Describe the competing views of Calhoun, Webster, and Clay on the nature of the union among the states (e.g., sectionalism, nationalism, federalism, state rights). (C3)
8 – U5.1.4 Describe how the following increased sectional tensions • the Missouri Compromise (1820) • the Wilmot Proviso (1846) • the Compromise of 1850 including the Fugitive Slave Act • the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) and subsequent conflict in Kansas • the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857) • changes in the party system (e.g., the death of the Whig party, rise of the Republican party and division of the Democratic party) (C2; C3) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169)
8 – U5.1.5 Describe the resistance of enslaved people (e.g., Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, John Brown, Michigan’s role in the Underground Railroad) and effects of their actions before and during the Civil War. (C2) 8 – U5.1.6 Describe how major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention such as disagreements over the distribution of political power, rights of individuals (liberty and property), rights of states, election of the executive, and slavery help explain the Civil War. (C2) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169) - Lesson Work on the chapter 15 study guides. We'll start discussing chapter 15 next week
- Assignment None
Quarter 4 - Week 1 April 2-6, 2018
This is the first week of the 4th marking period.
Monday, 4/2
- SLO No school - Easter Monday
- Lesson
- Assignment:
Tuesday, 4/3
- SLO Catch up day
- Lesson Feedback from group Powerpoint projects from chapter 12;
- Assignment Chapter 14, section 1 notes due tomorrow
Wednesday, 4/4
- SLO U4.3 Reform Movements
Analyze the growth of antebellum American reform movements.
8 – U4.3.1 Explain the origins of the American education system and Horace Mann’s campaign for free
compulsory public education. (C2)
8 – U4.3.2 Describe the formation and development of the abolitionist movement by considering the roles
of key abolitionist leaders (e.g., John Brown and the armed resistance, Harriet Tubman and the
Underground Railroad, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass), and the
response of southerners and northerners to the abolitionist movement. (C2)
(National Geography Standard 6, p. 154)
8 – U4.3.3 Analyze the antebellum women’s rights (and suffrage) movement by discussing the goals of its
leaders (e.g., Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton) and comparing the Seneca Falls
Resolution with the Declaration of Independence. (C2)
8 – U4.3.4 Analyze the goals and effects of the antebellum temperance movement. (C2)
8 – U4.3.5 Evaluate the role of religion in shaping antebellum reform movements. ( - Lesson Chapter 14, section 1
- Assignment Do section 2 for Thursday
Thursday, 4/5
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Chapter 14, section 2 discuss
- Assignment Do section 3 for Friday
Friday, 4/6
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Chapter 14, section 3 discuss
- Assignment Do section 4 for Monday
Quarter 3 - Week 9 March 19 - 23, 2018
This is the last week of the 3rd marking period.
Monday, 3/19
- SLO Follow up assessment
- Lesson Mrs. (math) Raffaelli will do some follow up assessments with the students as part of an ongoing study she is doing with Michigan Tech and other outside agencies.
- Assignment: Do the worksheet "Recognizing your own gifts"
Tuesday, 3/20
- SLO Mrs. Raffaelli for the first part of the hour again today
- Lesson Then, chapter 7-12 vocabulary quiz from the novel.
- Assignment Finish the novel by Wednesday.
Wednesday, 3/21
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 3/22
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 3/23
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 8 March 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 3/12
- SLO See last week Thursday
- Lesson Chapter 13, section 2 (more on the North)
- Assignment Finish section 3 for tomorrow
- HW: Biography Ira Aldridge worksheet
Tuesday, 3/13
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Chapter 13, section 3 and 4 (the South)
- Assignment Test on Thursday
Wednesday, 3/14
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Chapter 13 test
- Assignment Double up on English for the rest of the week
Thursday, 3/15
- SLO See English
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 3/16
- SLO See English
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 7 March 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 3/5
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Chapter 11 test; then begin chapter 12 "Sea to Shining Sea" Begin to work together in your groups
- Assignment None
Tuesday, 3/6
- SLO Geography Standard 3, p. 148)
• immigration and the growth of nativism (National Geography Standard 9, p. 160)
• race relations
• class relations
8 – U4.2.2 The Institution of Slavery – Explain the ideology of the institution of slavery, its policies, and consequences.
8 – U4.2.3 Westward Expansion – Explain the expansion, conquest, and settlement of the West through the Louisiana Purchase, the removal of American Indians (Trail of Tears) from their native lands, the growth of a system of commercial agriculture, the Mexican-American War, and the idea of Manifest Destiny. (E2.1) (National Geography Standard 6, p. 154)
8 – U4.2.4 Consequences of Expansion – Develop an argument based on evidence about the positive and negative consequences of territorial and economic expansion on American Indians, the institution of slavery, and the relations between free and slaveholding states. (C2)
(National Geography Standard 13, p. 169) - Lesson Work on your group projects both 1st and 6th hours.
- Assignment Be ready to present on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 3/7
- SLO Chapter 12
- Lesson Present your group's project
- Assignment Chapter 13, sections 1 and 2 "The North"
Thursday, 3/8
- SLO U5.1 The Coming of the Civil War Analyze and evaluate the early attempts to abolish or contain slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
8 – U5.1.1 Explain the differences in the lives of free blacks (including those who escaped from slavery) with the lives of free whites and enslaved peoples. (C2)
8 – U5.1.2 Describe the role of the Northwest Ordinance and its effect on the banning of slavery (e.g., the establishment of Michigan as a free state). (National Geography Standard 12, p. 167)
8 – U5.1.3 Describe the competing views of Calhoun, Webster, and Clay on the nature of the union among the states (e.g., sectionalism, nationalism, federalism, state rights). (C3)
8 – U5.1.4 Describe how the following increased sectional tensions • the Missouri Compromise (1820) • the Wilmot Proviso (1846) • the Compromise of 1850 including the Fugitive Slave Act • the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) and subsequent conflict in Kansas • the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857) • changes in the party system (e.g., the death of the Whig party, rise of the Republican party and division of the Democratic party) (C2; C3) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169)
8 – U5.1.5 Describe the resistance of enslaved people (e.g., Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, John Brown, Michigan’s role in the Underground Railroad) and effects of their actions before and during the Civil War. (C2) 8 – U5.1.6 Describe how major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention such as disagreements over the distribution of political power, rights of individuals (liberty and property), rights of states, election of the executive, and slavery help explain the Civil War. (C2) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169 - Lesson Discuss Chapter 13, sections 1 and 2
- Assignment Read and take notes on sections 3 and 4 "The South"
Friday, 3/9
- SLO See Thursday
- Lesson Continue discussing the North.
- Assignment Sections 3 and 4 (the South) due Monday
Quarter 3 - Week 6 February 26 - March 2, 2018
Monday, 2/26
- SLO Finish movie
- Lesson
- Assignment
Tuesday, 2/27
- SLO The Jackson Era
- Lesson Group activity on defending a position
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 2/28
- SLO 5.1 The Coming of the Civil War Analyze and evaluate the early attempts to abolish or contain slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
8 – U5.1.1 Explain the differences in the lives of free blacks (including those who escaped from slavery) with the lives of free whites and enslaved peoples. (C2)
8 – U5.1.2 Describe the role of the Northwest Ordinance and its effect on the banning of slavery (e.g., the establishment of Michigan as a free state). (National Geography Standard 12, p. 167)
8 – U5.1.3 Describe the competing views of Calhoun, Webster, and Clay on the nature of the union among the states (e.g., sectionalism, nationalism, federalism, state rights). (C3) - Lesson Chapter 11, section 2
- Assignment Do section 3
Thursday, 3/1
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Discuss section 3
- Assignment Do section 4
Friday, 3/2
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Discuss section 4
- Assignment Chapter 11 test Monday
Quarter 3 - Week 5 February 19 - 23, 2018
Monday, 2/19
- SLO Teaching Tolerance unit continued
- Lesson Finish group discussions from the Civil Rights timeline/movement; listen to Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech
- Assignment None
Tuesday, 2/20
- SLO Snow Day!
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 2/21
- SLO No class due to Outdoor Olympics
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 2/22
- SLO Chapter 11 - The Jackson Era
- Lesson Pretest
- Assignment Do the worksheets: Connection to literature (Johnny Appleseed) and The Cherokee
Friday, 2/23
- SLO See Thursday
- Lesson Chapter 11, section 1
- Assignment None
Quarter 3 - Week 4 February 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 2/12
- SLO Chapter 10
- Lesson Supplemental worksheets on the Seminoles and Canals
- Assignment Due tomorrow
Tuesday, 2/13
- SLO Chapter 10
- Lesson Final discussions on the Monroe presidency era
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 2/14
- SLO See English Thursday plans.
- Lesson Use lab time to research your Civil Rights information
- Assignment Be prepared for class
Thursday, 2/15
- SLO See Thursday, English plans
- Lesson Group discussions on the Civil Rights Movement
- Assignment
Friday, 2/16
- SLO Half day for students. Classes will dismiss at noon with no lunch served.
- Lesson Documentaries: A Time for Justice and The Children's March from the Teaching Tolerance unit
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 4 February 12 - 16, 2018
Monday, 2/12
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Tuesday, 2/13
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 2/14
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 2/15
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 2/16
- SLO Half day for students. Classes will dismiss at noon with no lunch served.
- Lesson Class periods 5, 6, and 7 will run during the morning hours at JHS.
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 3 February 5 - 9, 2018
Monday, 2/5
- SLO U4.2 Regional and Economic Growth
Describe and analyze the nature and impact of the territorial, demographic, and economic growth in the first three decades of the new nation using maps, charts, and other evidence.
8 – U4.2.1 Comparing Northeast and the South – Compare and contrast the social and economic systems of the Northeast and the South with respect to geography and climate and the development of
• agriculture, including changes in productivity, technology, supply and demand, and price (E1.3,1.4) (National Geography Standard 14, p. 171)
• industry, including entrepreneurial development of new industries, such as textiles (E1.1)
• the labor force including labor incentives and changes in labor forces (E1.2)
• transportation including changes in transportation (steamboats and canal barges) and impact on economic markets and prices (E1.2,1.3) (National Geography Standard 3, p. 148)
• immigration and the growth of nativism (National Geography Standard 9, p. 160)
• race relations
• class relations
8 – U4.2.2 The Institution of Slavery – Explain the ideology of the institution of slavery, its policies, and consequences.
8 – U4.2.3 Westward Expansion – Explain the expansion, conquest, and settlement of the West through the Louisiana Purchase, the removal of American Indians (Trail of Tears) from their native lands, the growth of a system of commercial agriculture, the Mexican-American War, and the idea of Manifest Destiny. (E2.1) (National Geography Standard 6, p. 154)
8 – U4.2.4 Consequences of Expansion – Develop an argument based on evidence about the positive and negative consequences of territorial and economic expansion on American Indians, the institution of slavery, and the relations between free and slaveholding states. (C2)
(National Geography Standard 13, p. 169) - Lesson Turn in Civil Rights timeline. Begin chapter 10 - Years of Expansion and Growth; section 1 - The Industrial Revolution
- Assignment
Tuesday, 2/6
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Discuss chapter 10, sections 1 and 2
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 2/7
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Feedback from chapter 9
- Assignment None
Thursday, 2/8
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 2/9
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 3 - Week 2 January 29 - February 2, 2018
Monday, 1/29
- SLO See last week Monday
- Lesson Continue chapter 9, sections 3,
- Assignment Test this week; TBD
Tuesday, 1/30
- SLO See last week Monday
- Lesson Watch documentary on the Jefferson presidency; discuss section 4
- Assignment Test Thursday
Wednesday, 1/31
- SLO Feedback
- Lesson Catch up and study for chapter 9 test
- Assignment Study; chapter 9 test on Thursday
Thursday, 2/1
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Chapter 9 test; then, double English; read chapter 4 from your novel
- Assignment Write your English summary
Friday, 2/2
- SLO Double English today
- Lesson Work on your Civil Rights Timeline/due Monday
- Assignment There is a huge social studies connection throughout the novel.
Quarter 3 - Week 1 January 22 - 26, 2018
First week of the 3rd quarter and the 2nd semester
Monday, 1/22
- SLO U4.1 Challenges to an Emerging Nation Analyze the challenges the new government faced and the role of political and social leaders in meeting these challenges. 8 – U4.1.1 Washington’s Farewell – Use Washington’s Farewell Address to analyze the most significant challenges the new nation faced and the extent to which subsequent Presidents heeded Washington’s advice. (C4) 8 – U4.1.2 Establishing America’s Place in the World – Explain the changes in America’s relationships with other nations by analyzing treaties with American Indian nations, Jay’s Treaty (1795), French Revolution, Pinckney’s Treaty (1795), Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812, Transcontinental Treaty (1819), and the Monroe Doctrine. (C4) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169) Integrated United States History Grade Eight GRADES K-8 SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT EXPECTATIONS V. 12/07 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 75 Social Studies Content Expectations Grade Eight 8 – U4.1.3 Challenge of Political Conflict – Explain how political parties emerged out of the competing ideas, experiences, and fears of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton (and their followers), despite the worries the Founders had concerning the dangers of political division, by analyzing disagreements over • relative power of the national government (e.g., Whiskey Rebellion, Alien and Sedition Acts) and of the executive branch (e.g., during the Jacksonian era) (C3) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169) • foreign relations (e.g., French Revolution, relations with Great Britain) (C3) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169) • economic policy (e.g., the creation of a national bank, assumption of revolutionary debt) (C3, E2.2) 8 – U4.1.4 Establishing a National Judiciary and Its Power – Explain the development of the power of the Supreme Court through the doctrine of judicial review as manifested in Marbury v. Madison (1803) and the role of Chief Justice John Marshall and the Supreme Court in interpreting the power of the national government
- Lesson Feedback from exam and chapter 8;
- Assignment Chapter 9, Section 1 notes
Tuesday, 1/23
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Finish chapter 8 discussions
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 1/24
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Discuss section 1 and 2
- Assignment Section 1, Q6, Critical thinking; write a short answer essay response
Thursday, 1/25
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Turn in section 1 homework; discuss section 3
- Assignment Do section 4 and 5 notes/due Monday
Friday, 1/26
- SLO No class; teacher inservice in the afternoon.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 10 January 15 - 19, 2018
EXAM week
Monday, 1/15
- SLO Full day of school.
- Lesson Last day of the 2nd marking period.
- Assignment Study for your exams.
Tuesday, 1/16
- SLO 1st hour exam today.
- Lesson Then, no class until next Monday, 1/22/18.
- Assignment
Wednesday, 1/17
- SLO Half day of school for students.
- Lesson 2nd and 3rd hour exams today. Next class meets Monday, 1/22/18.
- Assignment
Thursday, 1/18
- SLO Half day of school for students.
- Lesson 4th and 5th hour exams today. Next class meets Monday, 1/22/18
- Assignment
Friday, 1/19
- SLO Half day of school for students.
- Lesson 6th and 7th hour exams today. Next class meets Monday, 1/22/18.
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 9 January 8-12, 2018
Monday, 1/8
- SLO Cause and Effect; Defending a position
- Lesson Do the chapter 8 cause and effect worksheet;
- Assignment Choose one of the four prompts and write a paragraph explaining your position/must be typed.
Tuesday, 1/9
- SLO Chapter 8; the new government begins
- Lesson Section 1/discuss key concepts and skills/fact vs. opinion.
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 1/10
- SLO U4.1.3 Challenge of Political Conflict – Explain how political parties emerged out of the competing ideas, experiences, and fears of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton (and their followers), despite the worries the Founders had concerning the dangers of political division, by analyzing disagreements over
• relative power of the national government (e.g., Whiskey Rebellion, Alien and Sedition Acts) and of the executive branch (e.g., during the Jacksonian era) (C3) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169)
• foreign relations (e.g., French Revolution, relations with Great Britain) (C3) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 169)
• economic policy (e.g., the creation of a national bank, assumption of revolutionary debt) (C3, E2.2 - Lesson Chapter 8, section 2 and part of 3
- Assignment None
Thursday, 1/11
- SLO Snow Day!
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 1/12
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Read and discuss section 4
- Assignment Chapter 8 test on Monday; study for your exam
Quarter 2 - Week 8 January 1-5, 2018
Monday, 1/1
- SLO No school today - Happy New Year.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Tuesday, 1/2
- SLO My apologies for not having my teacher page up to date this week. I was out of the classroom; however, my sub, Mrs. Maierle, did a fantastic job with the students and they learned lots and lots this week. Thank you.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 1/3
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 1/4
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 1/5
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 7 December 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 12/18
- SLO Double English
- Lesson Share your Christmas songs.
- Assignment None
Tuesday, 12/19
- SLO Clean up
- Lesson Take down Christmas decorations and get room ready for the new year.
- Assignment Get the party area set up!
Wednesday, 12/20
- SLO 6th hour - Mrs. Downey will cover
- Lesson Watch the rest of the movie you started during 4th hour.
- Assignment
Thursday, 12/21
- SLO First day of Christmas break. Enjoy your time with family and friends. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 12/22
- SLO School is back in session on Tuesday, 1/2/18.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 6 December 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 12/11
- SLO Becoming a responsible and informed citizen
- Lesson Use the lab to research key information and people involved in our national and state governments
- Assignment Your Constitution test will be later this week; start studying the major key terms and look at all of the charts/graphs in the unit.
Tuesday, 12/12
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Finish finding out information; then discuss
- Assignment Study for your test, which will be on Thursday of this week.
Wednesday, 12/13
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Review for your huge Civics Overview and Constitution at Work test.
- Assignment Test on Thursday
Thursday, 12/14
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Constitution test
- Assignment None
Friday, 12/15
- SLO Double English today.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 5 December 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 12/4
- SLO See last week's plans (the Constitution at work)
- Lesson Section 4-the Electoral College...pros and cons
- Assignment None
Tuesday, 12/5
- SLO Snow Day #1
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 12/6
- SLO Snow Day #2
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 12/7
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Continue section 4...bills become laws or die in committee; other roles of Congress; the national debt/federal deficit
- Assignment None
Friday, 12/8
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Finish section 4 and 5; the roles of the executive office and the judicial branch
- Assignment Become an informed citizen; do the 2-sided worksheet on voting and gov't agencies/due Monday
Monday, 11/27
- SLO Creating a new government
- Lesson Review for chapter 7 test, which is tomorrow.
- Assignment Study for your test.
Tuesday, 11/28
- SLO Describe the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention including the distribution
of political power, conduct of foreign affairs, rights of individuals, rights of states, election of the
executive, and slavery as a regional and federal issue.
8 – U3.3.4 Explain how the new constitution resolved (or compromised) the major issues including sharing,
separating, and checking of power among federal government institutions, dual sovereignty
(state-federal power), rights of individuals, the Electoral College, the Three-Fifths Compromise,
and the Great Compromise.
8 – U3.3.5 Analyze the debates over the ratification of the Constitution from the perspectives of
Federalists and Anti-Federalists and describe how the states ratified the Constitution. (C2)
(National Geography Standard 3, p. 148)
8 – U3.3.6 Explain how the Bill of Rights reflected the concept of limited government, protections of basic
freedoms, and the fear of many Americans of a strong central government. (C3)
8 – U3.3.7 Using important documents (e.g., Mayflower Compact, Iroquois Confederacy, Common Sense,
Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, Federalist Papers), describe the historical
and philosophical origins of constitutional government in the United States using the ideas of
social compact, limited government, natural rights, right of revolution, separation of powers,
bicameralism, republicanism, and popular participation in government. (C2) - Lesson Chapter 7 test. Then, begin the Civics Overview unit on our Constitution at work.
- Assignment Read section 1 and do the Preamble and Goals worksheets
Wednesday, 11/29
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Discuss section 1
- Assignment Read section 2 and take notes on key terms
- NOTE: Do the Goals essay for extra credit/due by 8:20 a.m. on Thursday morning/typed, DS, TNR, 12" font
Thursday, 11/30
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Discuss section 2/Principles of the Constitution; do the worksheet in class/due by the end of the hour
- Assignment Read section 3 and take notes on key terms, etc.
Friday, 12/1
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Section 3; amending the Constitution and other duties of the government
- Assignment TBD
Quarter 2 - Week 3 November 21-25, 2017
Monday, 11/21
- SLO Creating a new republic
- Lesson Chapter 7, section 3; take the Land Ordinance quiz
- Assignment Do section 4 notes
Tuesday, 11/22
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Chapter 7, section 4
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 11/23
- SLO Decorate my room for Christmas
- Lesson
- Assignment
Thursday, 11/24
- SLO Happy Thanksgiving
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 11/25
- SLO Enjoy your day off.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 2 November 13-15, 2017
Monday, 11/13
- SLO Double English class today with a SS cross-curricular connection
- Lesson Have your "Lucy" decision brainstorm and paragraph to work on your group's persuasive essay
- Assignment Finish the group response during 1st hour on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 11/14
- SLO See Tuesday for double English lesson.
- Lesson Continue to work on your "defending a position" essay
- Assignment Essay due Wednesday
Wednesday, 11/15
- SLO Describe the consequences of the American Revolution by analyzing the
• birth of an independent republican government (
• creation of Articles of Confederation
• changing views on freedom and equality
• and concerns over distribution of power within governments, between government and the governed, and among people - Explain the reasons for the adoption and subsequent failure of the Articles of
Confederation (e.g., why its drafters created a weak central government, challenges the nation
faced under the Articles, Shays’ Rebellion, disputes over western lands). (C2)
8 – U3.3.2 Identify economic and political questions facing the nation during the period of the Articles of
Confederation and the opening of the Constitutional Convention. (E1.4)
8 – U3.3.3 Describe the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention including the distribution
of political power, conduct of foreign affairs, rights of individuals, rights of states, election of the
executive, and slavery as a regional and federal issue. - Lesson Chapter 7, Creating a Republic, section 1, A Confederation of States
- Assignment Keep taking notes on all of the sections; we are doubling up on SS this week.
Thursday, 11/16
- SLO Understanding the survey system mandated by the Land Ordinance of 1785
- Lesson Read, discuss, take notes, and do the practice activities
- Assignment None, but there will be a quiz on Monday
Friday, 11/17
- SLO Same as Friday
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 2 - Week 1 November 6 - 10, 2017
The 2nd marking period begins today.
Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday, 11/9/17, from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, 11/6
- SLO The American Revolution
- Lesson Continue chapter 6, section 3
- Assignment Do the notes from the other sections as we will continue to roll and discuss them as we get to them. Be prepared.
- NOTE: Your chapter 6 test will be later this week (Thursday or Friday) or Monday, 11/13/17 at the latest.
Tuesday, 11/7
- SLO The American Revolution
- Lesson Chapter 6, section 4 and additional supplemental activities
- Assignment 2-sided worksheet/biography and milestone/due Thursday.
Wednesday, 11/8
- SLO The American Revolution
- Lesson Finish section 5. Review for the chapter 6 test.
- Assignment Study-the chapter 6 test will be on Friday.
Thursday, 11/9 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Parent/Teacher conferences are today.
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Friday, 11/10 Half day for students-dismissed at noon. Teacher In-Service
- SLO
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 1 - Week 9 October 30 - November 3, 2017
This is the last week of the first marking period.
Monday, 10/30
- SLO Writing a personal essay.
- 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 8.)
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. - Lesson Have your brainstorming and drafts ready to go to the lab to type. Print out a copy by the end of the hour.
- Assignment Take the revision/editing checklist home with your typed copy and have someone revise/edit it with you. Due Tuesday.
- NOTE: When your are done, keep reading the novel The Winter of Red Snow and keep reading and taking notes from chapter 6.
Tuesday, 10/31
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Use lab time to make revisions/corrections/print final copy
- Assignment Final copy of essay due by the end of the week/Friday, 11/3.
- See NOTE from Monday.
Wednesday, 11/1
- SLO Using the Declaration of Independence, including the grievances at the end of the document, describe the role this document played in expressing colonists’ views of government and their reasons for separating from Great Britain. (C2)
F1.3 Describe the consequences of the American Revolution by analyzing the
• birth of an independent republican government (C2)
• creation of Articles of Confederation (C2)
• changing views on freedom and equality (C2)
• and concerns over distribution of power within governments, between government and the governed, and among people - Lesson Begin chapter 6, The American Revolution, section 1, Early Battles.
- Assignment TBD
Thursday, 11/2
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Chapter 6, section 2
- Assignment Take notes on section 3
Friday, 11/3
- SLO Catch up day
- Lesson Turn in any missing/make up work
- Assignment Chapter 6, section 3 notes for Monday
Quarter 1 - Week 8 October 23-27, 2017
Monday, 10/23
- SLO See last week's standards
- Lesson Finishing watching reenactment of the Boston Massacre. Discuss key concepts from section 4, especially regarding the Tea Tax.
- Assignment Chapter 5 test on Thursday.
Tuesday, 10/24
- SLO The Road to Revolution
- Lesson Recap by watching Tom Richey's explanation videos.
- Assignment Test on Thursday.
Wednesday, 10/25
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Review for your chapter 5 test, which is tomorrow.
- Assignment Write your friendly letter to King George III/due tomorrow.
Thursday, 10/26
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Take the chapter 5 test.
- Assignment Begin reading and taking notes on chapter 6, section 1 (and beyond)
Friday, 10/27
SLO Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing.
- Lesson Brainstorm ideas for your personal essay - topic "My Personal Michigan Hero"
- Assignment Write your 5 paragraphs/draft for Monday so that you'll be ready to go to the lab to type.
Quarter 1 - Week 7 October 16-20, 2017
Monday, 10/16
- SLO Double English lesson today to finish up on what we started during first hour.
- Lesson Finish discussing the stories from first hour/if time, begin to discuss chapter 5, section 3 from American history
- Assignment None
Tuesday, 10/17
- SLO Guest speaker, Holocaust survivor Irene Miller.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Wednesday, 10/18
- SLO F1 Political and Intellectual Transformations of America
- F1.1 Describe the ideas, experiences, and interactions that influenced the colonists' decisions to declare independence
- changing interactions with the royal government of Great Britain after the French and Indian War
- F1.2 Using the Declaration of Independence, including the grievances at the end of the document, describe the role this document played in expressing colonists’ views of government and their reasons for separating from Great Britain. (C2)
- Lesson Discuss key concepts from chapter 5, section 3, Taxing the Colonies
- Assignment Have section 4 notes ready for Monday
Thursday, 10/19
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Finish discussing section 3-The Storm over Taxes; watch reenactments of the Boston Massacre
- Assignment Be prepared for tomorrow's field trip; section 4 notes due Monday, 10/23.
Friday, 10/20
- SLO Field trip to Old Victoria.
- Lesson Work on thank you card when we get back.
- Assignment Write a one page diary entry for extra credit/due Monday by 8:20 a.m.
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Monday, 10/9
- SLO Review
- Lesson Review the key people, terms, and ideas from chapter 4 for tomorrow's test
- Assignment Study for your chapter 4 test
Tuesday, 10/10
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Chapter 4 content test (The English Colonies)
- Assignment Read chapter 5, section 1 and take notes.
Wednesday, 10/11
- SLO F1 Political and Intellectual Transformations of America
F1.1 Describe the ideas, experiences, and interactions that influenced the colonists' decisions to declare independence - changing interactions with the royal government of Great Britain after the French and Indian War
- F1.2 Using the Declaration of Independence, including the grievances at the end of the document, describe the role this document played in expressing colonists’ views of government and their reasons for separating from Great Britain. (C2)
- Lesson Chapter 5, section 1, discuss
- Assignment Take notes on section 2
Thursday, 10/12
- SLO See Wednesday
- Lesson Discuss the French and Indian War/section 2
- Assignment Geography and Biography supplemental worksheets and section 3 notes/due Monday
Friday, 10/13
- SLO No class/half day of school.
- Lesson
- Assignment
Quarter 1 - Week 5 October 2-6, 2017
Monday, 10/2
- SLO Finish the movie The First Olympians
- Lesson Students started this last year and want to see the conclusion to the true story.
- Assignment Have chapter 4, section 2 notes done for Tuesday.
Tuesday, 10/3
- SLO Chapter 4, The Thirteen English Colonies
- colonial ideas about government (e.g., limited government, republicanism, protecting individual rights and promoting the common good, representative government, natural rights)
- experiences with self-government (e.g., House of Burgesses and town meetings)
- Lesson Discuss chapter 4, section 2, the Middle Colonies
- Assignment Read and take notes on section 3 for tomorrow.
Wednesday, 10/4
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson Discuss chapter 4, section 3, the Southern Colonies
- Assignment Read and take notes on sections 4 and 5 for tomorrow. We will have SS8 twice on Thursday.
- NOTE: Your map portion of the chapter 4 test will be on Friday. Know the names and location of all 13 original colonies as well as some major geographical features of mountains and bodies of water.
Thursday, 10/5
- SLO See Tuesday
- Lesson During both 1st and 6th hours, discuss sections 4 and 5 on life in the English colonies
- Assignment Study key terms, people and ideas for your chapter 4 test, which will be on Monday, 10/9
Friday, 10/6
- SLO Assessment
- Lesson Map test on chapter 4
- Assignment Study key people, terms, and ideas from chapter 4. We'll review 1st hour and then the test will be 6th hour on Monday, 10/9
Quarter 1 - Week 4 September 25 - 29, 2017
Monday, 9/25
- SLO Documentary on global warming and climate change
- Lesson Finish watching "Chasing Ice"
- Assignment Write your reflective answers on your paper/due by the end of the hour
Tuesday, 9/26
- SLO Chapter 4, The Thirteen English Colonies
- colonial ideas about government (e.g., limited government, republicanism, protecting individual rights and promoting the common good, representative government, natural rights)
- experiences with self-government (e.g., House of Burgesses and town meetings)
- Lesson Section 1, The New England Colonies...discuss notes and key concepts
- Assignment Read section 2 and take notes/due Thursday
- NOTE: Your chapter 4 test will include a map (without any word bank) requiring you to plot the 13 colonies (and a few more major, geographical features of the United States.)
Wednesday, 9/27
- SLO School wide outdoor education
- Lesson Students and staff will spend the day at Lake Perrault.
- Assignment None
Thursday, 9/28
- SLO Reading nonfiction narratives from the English colonial period
- Lesson Read the two supplemental worksheets (Biography - Olaudah Equiano) and (Milestone - The First Jewish Settlement in North America)
- Assignment Answer the questions from the worksheets/due Monday, 10/2
Friday, 9/29
- SLO Building class and school spirit.
- Lesson Annual Onkalo's Bowl competition vs. Chassell - GO JETS!
- Assignment None
Quarter 1 - Week 3 September 18 - 22, 2017
Monday, 9/18
- SLO The effect of the Europeans reaching the Americas. Chapter 3
- Lesson Feedback from homework from chapters 1 and 2/basic skills/clarify misunderstandings
- Note taking/chapter 3, section 1 (and part of section 2.) "Europeans look overseas."
- Assignment None, but I suggest you read the chapter on your own.
Tuesday, 9/19
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Discuss connections to economics (the Columbian exchange) and answer questions from supplemental worksheets.
- Also, do the Biography/Pocahontas worksheet in class/due by the end of the hour.
- Assignment Read chapter 3, section 3 and take notes (on your own) before tomorrow's class discussion. "Staking claims in North America"
Wednesday, 9/20
- SLO See Monday
- Lesson Discuss ch. 3/section 3.
- Assignment Take notes from section 4 "The first English colonies"
Thursday, 9/21
- SLO See Monday.
- Lesson Finish chapter 3
- Assignment None
Friday, 9/22
- SLO Learning about climate change
- Lesson Watch a documentary called "Chasing Ice" which shows the melting glaciers in the Arctic and the effect.
- Assignment None
Quarter 1 - Week 2 September 11 - 15, 2017
Monday, 9/11
- SLO Remembering 9/11 and begin The Geography of the Americas
- Lesson Students who did the extra credit can share. Then, begin chapter 1 (skim and scan) to review geography and key terms.
- Assignment Key people, terms, and ideas worksheet and Cause and Effect (critical thinking) worksheet/due Tuesday.
Tuesday, 9/12
- SLO Continue The Geography of the Americas. (Prehistory to today)
- Lesson Correct homework/discuss chapter 1. Critical thinking skills/read and comprehend
- Assignment Skills worksheet/Mining and Minerals/answer questions/due Wednesday.
Wednesday, 9/13
- SLO Understanding the first Americans (Prehistory - 1600)
- Lesson Skim, scan, and discuss chapter 2, "The First Americans" Do the map study (pgs. 33/42/51) and skills/connections.
- Assignment None
Thursday, 9/14
- SLO Skills application and Critical thinking
- Lesson Reading a line graph and Comparing information on a chart (both from chapter 2)/due Friday
- Assignment
Friday, 9/15
- SLO What were the effects of the Europeans reaching America?
- Lesson Taking a different point of view activity/discuss.
- Assignment Chapter 3 map activity/due Monday
Quarter 1 - Week 1 September 4 - 8, 2017
Monday, 9/4 No School/Labor Day
Tuesday, 9/5
- SLO Welcome back.
- Lesson American history trivia/concentration
- Assignment None
Wednesday, 9/6
- SLO Understanding vocabulary and historical significance
- Lesson of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star-Spangled Banner
- Assignment None
Thursday, 9/7
- SLO Diagnostic test
- Lesson Take a pre-test
- Assignment Explore your book, skim and scan chapter 1
Friday, 9/8
- SLO Geography of the Americas
- Lesson Discuss key concepts/big picture ideas from chapter 1
- Assignment TBD/song for extra credit?